{"product_id":"portland-place-secret-diary-of-a-bbc-secretary","title":"Sarah Shaw: Portland Place [2016] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland Place \u003c\/i\u003eis the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time, Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class, Irish lift attendant, Frank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young, working woman at the time as well as life at the BBC during the 1970s and the difficulties of navigating her first romance. She is funny and self-effacing with a self-knowledge that only few attain. Her innocence and naivety are hugely charming and the diary forms a valuable snapshot of a time not so far away that is now lost to us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shaw, Sarah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522926637346,"sku":"9781472124685","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/shaw-sarah-portland-place-secret-diary-of-a-bbc-secretary-9781472124685-40673261256994.jpg?v=1677269151","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/portland-place-secret-diary-of-a-bbc-secretary","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}